KUALA LUMPUR  - A court on Thursday sentenced a Malaysian couple to 24 years in jail for starving their Cambodian maid to death, one of many such abuse cases straining ties between the country and its neighbours.Hardware store owners Soh Chew Tong, 44, and his wife Chin Chui Ling, 42, were ...

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's economy grew a solid but slower than expected 4.1pc in the first quarter as weak manufacturing and mining dragged on overall performance, according to data announced Wednesday. The numbers from the central bank came on the heels of a 2012 fourth quarter in which Southeast ...

KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ruling coalition retained its 56-year hold on power, the country’s Election Commission said early Monday, but a bitter opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim refused to concede defeat.The commission said the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition led by ...

kuala lumpur - It has never been more lucrative to be a voter in Malaysia, where political rivals are showering the public with cash in a desperate electoral battle, stoking concerns over rising national debt.With May 5 elections expected to be Malaysia's closest ever, the long-ruling coalition has ...

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia - Malaysian premier Najib Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday kicked off their rival campaigns for May 5 elections likely to be the country's closest ever. The two competitors joined hundreds of parliamentary candidates across the nation in submitting ...

SARGODHA - Dr Hasrul Sani Bin Mujtabar, the Malaysian high commissioner in Pakistan, has said that his country is eager for the projection of trade relaxations with all the Muslim countries. and the country is focusing on irrigation and tourism sectors. “Traders and Industrialist of Muslim ...

ISLAMABAD - Acting High Commissioner to Malaysia Mohammad Nadeem Khan Friday said that bilateral trade between Pakistan and Malaysia continues to increase with two-way trade touching $2.8 billion last year.In a statement, Nadeem Khan said that due to a huge trade gap, Pakistan hopes to increase ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he is "cautiously optimistic" of a "big" win on election day if his party can overcome its internal woes. Najib, who dissolved parliament Wednesday in preparation for a general election seen as the ruling coalition's toughest ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will visit the Gaza Strip this week, an official said Sunday, in what would be a rare visit by a foreign leader to the impoverished Palestinian territory. Najib will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and other officials on the one-day ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim urged voters to oust the country's long-ruling government as tens of thousands of supporters gathered Saturday in a show of force ahead of coming elections.At least 50,000 people crowded into an iconic stadium in the capital Kuala Lumpur ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s opposition Wednesday accused the ruling party of stoking a clash at a rally that saw one man stabbed, and warned of further government intimidation as the country gears up for a tough election. The People’s Justice Party (PKR) said the ruling United ...

ISLAMABAD : Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (MCCM) has urged Malaysian entrepreneurs and businessmen to explore what it sees as “vast investment opportunities” in the surgical instruments, textile and leather sectors in Pakistan. “The chamber foresees a huge investment ...

ISLAMABAD  – The Malaysian construction firm, Binapuri Holdings, will upgrade the Karachi-Hyderabad Highway to a motorway at the cost of Rs 24.93 billion on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis in three years.The NHA signed a concession agreement with the Malaysian company in January for ...

KUALA LUMPUR :  Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei clinched her career first WTA singles title at the Malaysian Open Sunday, while her compatriots Chuang Chia-jung and Chang Kai-chen won the doubles title. World No 123 Hsieh beat Croatia's Petra Martic, who had fought for over three hours against Jelena ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Two medal-winning Malaysian athletes at last November's Southeast Asian Games will likely face a two-year ban and their medals stripped after failing second doping test, a top official said Saturday."They face a mandatory ban of at least two years and would lose their medals," Sieh ...

ISLAMABAD - National Highway Authority (NHA) has awarded contract of the construction project of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9), which will cost Rs 25 billion, to a Malaysian construction firm Bena Puri Holding.This was informed by Chairman NHA Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi at Executive Board ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - A Pakistani Navy ship named after Khalid Bin Walid, the famous companion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is arriving next week at the Malaysian port of Langkawi to represent Pakistan in the five-day Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exercise 2011. While aiming to ...

Police have charged a 21-year-old man with robbing an injured Malaysian student whose videotaped attack during the London riots drew outrage in Britain. About 20 teens and preteens surrounded Mohammed Asyraf Haziq Rossli during the unrest that swept the capital last week, grabbing his bike and cell ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) South Koreas Jimin Kang claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory in the inaugural Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia after three birdies in the last four holes on Sunday. A big crowd at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club witnessed Kang calmly roll in a 12-foot downhill putt on the final ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, who has a comfortable lead over his rivals, said Wednesday he hopes to win at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix but admitted the heat will pose a challenge. I am so proud and excited to see so many people out here to greet me. I hope to do well and ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Inexperienced Russian Alisa Kleybanova fired a barrage of powerful baseline shots and aces to clinch the crown over compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final of the Malaysian Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old Kleybanova dominated the match in humid conditions and won 6-3, 6-2 in ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Renexus, a world renowned Malaysian construction company, has submitted a formal proposal to the Pakistan government for the construction of 20,000 low-cost houses in each of the eight major towns. Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia Lt-Gen (Rtd) Tahir Mahmud Qazi said the ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Hollywood actor Bruce Willis is suing a Malaysian company and its royal chairman over an investment in an eco-friendly rubber venture which went sour, the firm said Friday. Petra Group said Willis had filed a complaint in a Los Angeles court to recover 900,000 dollars from a ...

A suicide bomb in a bazaar near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan Friday killed five people, officials said, also reporting that 20 Taliban were killed in clashes elsewhere. The suicide attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body in the Jaji Maydan district bazaar, Khost province police ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Archaeologists have found two groups of complete Neolithic human remains in peninsular Malaysia and on Borneo island that may better explain prehistoric human life, reports said Friday. Archaeologists say the remains are more than 3,000 years old and were found within two ...

Malaysian police arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday over allegations of sodomy levelled by a male aide, which threaten to derail his plan to seize power. After a long interrogation at police headquarters, he was taken to hospital for a medical examination and would be held overnight ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian judges were sent to an indoctrination "boot camp" and threatened with dismissal to pressure them into making pro-government decisions, a senior judge said according to reports Wednesday. In explosive allegations made in open court, Justice Ian Chin said he was ...

ISLAMABAD - Malaysian companies are showing keen interest in coal-fired power generation projects. This was stated by a Malaysian investment delegation, headed by Prince Raja Ashman Shah Bin Raja Azlan Shah. The delegation called on Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and ...

Liverpool (AFP) - Nicol David, the Asian sportswoman of the year, dug herself out of trouble to earn a notable revenge and a place in the semi-finals of the British Open. The world number one from Malaysia was a game and 4-7 down and yet recovered to win 7-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-2 against Shelley ...